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Students develop a portfolio of compositions (notated and/or electronic) together with associated drafts, documentation, reflective commentary and philosophy statement.
MUSA321 represents an advanced level of composition study and is part of a suite of coursework which are devoted to developing skills and knowledge of music composition. At this level, students will be encouraged to develop their own independent "voice" as creative artists, and to further broaden their understanding of contemporary art music for live performance in both written (notated) or electronic form, or mixtures of both. Students will further develop sophisticated compositional techniques and procedures as well as verbal and writing skills in articulating their compositional goals and methods and their compositional philosophy, particularly in the relationship between their own creative work and that of other composers, works and styles.
Students who pass this course will have developed:* Skills and knowledge in the creation of a portfolio of original works in either notated or electronic media;* Skills in various forms of analysis of music relevant to the student's portfolio;* Skills in self-analysis and documentation of commentary on the portfolio;* Discipline in writing to fulfil the brief and on-time delivery;* Skills in goal-setting and planning;* Growing self-awareness of their own work in relation to the established canon of repertoire;* Skills in various forms of instrumental music or electronic/electroacoustic music.
Either MUSA222 or MUSA226 and the permission of the Head of School.
MUSI 327
Tutorials: Each student has a half hour tutorial per week to be arranged.WORKLOADStudent workload (300 hours) will be allocated to:* 12 hours attending lectures* 18 hours attending composition workshops* 6 hours attending individual tutorials* 40 hours completing analytical exercises* 150 hours drafting, writing, documenting, realising and/or recording portfolio content* 74 hours of self-directed study and reflection
Christopher Cree Brown
All assessments are due by 4.00 pm on the due date. You should submit a hard copy to the assignment drop-box in the School of Music foyer with an assignment cover sheet attached. Additional electronic copies (including MIDI) can be forwarded to Chris Cree Brown electronically.Please note: 1. Applications for Aegrotat passes are not permitted in this course.2. It is expected that all students enrolled in this course will attend all the Composition Workshops.3. It is expected that each student enrolled in this course will make a presentation in the Composition Workshop.
Use of TechnologyThis course assumes that you have sufficient information and technology skills to confidently use a computer to access material for your course. Your written work will be handwritten and submitted in class time.You will be required to access our learning management system – LEARN – and to become familiar with its tools. LEARN provides easily-accessible information about the course and assessments, topics and deadlines, and supports the learning you will gain from attending all lectures and tutorials. For help using LEARN, refer to: http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=2157
The following shows how to translate grades to numerical scores:A+ 90–100; A 85–89; A- 80–84; B+ 75–79; B 70–74; B- 65–69; C+ 60–64; C 55–59; C- 50–54; D 40–49; E 0–39In a course at 100- or 200-level examiners may grant restricted credit (R) which will be equivalent to a pass for all purposes except as a prerequisite.
Domestic fee $1,635.00
International fee $7,050.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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